Latest News
From the Journals
Plug-unplug catheters: A good option, study suggests
Women using plug-unplug catheters after prolapse surgery versus continuous drainage catheters felt they were less cumbersome.
Conference Coverage
Race mismatch may affect survival in lung transplant setting
NEW ORLEANS – If it’s an option, clinicians should consider donor-to-recipient race compatibility.
Latest News
Inspector General: NIH must improve conflict of interest reviews
The staff of NIH Institutes and Centers applied inconsistent levels of scrutiny to each other.
From the Journals
Global blood supply runs low
Worldwide, more than 60% of countries had an inadequate supply of blood to meet the demand for transfusion.
Conference Coverage
Consider treating ovarian torsion with conservative surgery in young women
PHILADELPHIA – “We believe that conservative surgery should be performed whenever possible in young women with...
From the Journals
Surgery better than medical therapy in some GERD patients
In some patients with persistent, treatment-refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease, surgery may be better than medical therapy.
Latest News
Health care stayed front and center at Democratic debate
The leading candidates vowed to codify abortion access, threatened to jail opioid company executives, and added a few more details to their health...
Feature
Bringing focus to the issue: Dr. Elizabeth Loder on gender in medicine
Sexual harassment, hurtful sex-based comments, gender-based barriers to career advancement – and salary – top the list.
Feature
#MyFirstNameIsDoctor: Why it matters, and what you can do
Putting a name to persistent and insidious gender bias helps address the problem, say female physicians.
From the Journals
Prior maternal gastric bypass surgery tied to fewer birth defects
The risk of major birth defects was lower among infants whose mothers had a history of gastric bypass surgery, compared with infants of matched...
From the Journals
Preop IV dexamethasone conveys relief after total knee surgery
Injection of intravenous dexamethasone reduced pain from 12 to 21 hours after knee arthroplasty compared with placebo.